lot

lot
pronoun

(a lot 或 lots)(informal)a large number or amount; a great deal
(非正式)大量
there are a lot of actors in the cast.
有很多男演员参加了演出。
they took a lot of abuse.
他们有很多恶习。
a lot can happen in eight months.
八个月可以发生很多事情。
we had lots of fun.
我们非常快乐。
■(the lot 或 the whole lot)(chiefly Brit.)the whole number or quantity that is involved or implied
(主英)所有，一切
you might as well take the whole lot.
你可以带走一切。

adverb

(a lot 或 lots)(informal)a great deal; much
(非正式)很多地；非常
he played tennis a lot last year.
他去年经常打网球。
thanks a lot.
非常感谢。
I feel a whole lot better.
我感觉好多了。

noun

[treated as sing. or pl.](informal)a particular group, collection, or set of people or things
(非正式)（一）群，（一）类，（一）批
it's just one lot of rich people stealing from another lot.
这不过是一群群富人之间的巧取豪夺罢了。
you lot think you're clever, don't you?.
你们觉得自己很聪明，是吧？。
■[with adj.](chiefly Brit.)a group or person of a specified kind (generally used in a derogatory or dismissive way)
(主英)特定种类的人（人群）（通常用于否定场合）
an inefficient lot, our Council.
我们议会这群效率低下的家伙。
he was known as a ne'er-do-well and a bad lot.
他被大家称为饭桶，而且人品不好。
an article or set of articles for sale at an auction
（拍卖时的）（一）件（商品）；（一）批（货）
nineteen lots failed to sell.
19件拍卖品没有成交。
the picture is lot 16.
那幅画是第16号拍卖品。
[mass noun]the making of a decision by a method that involves random selection, in particular by the choosing of one from a number of pieces of folded paper or similar, one of which has a concealed mark
抽签，抓阄
officers were elected rather than selected by lot.
官员们是通过选举而不是抽签选上的。
■[in sing.]the choice resulting from such a process
运气
eventually the lot fell on the King's daughter.
最终运气降临在国王的女儿头上。
[in sing.]a person's luck or condition in life, especially as determined by fate or destiny
命运
schemes to improve the lot of the disadvantaged.
改善弱势人群的命运的方案。
(chiefly N. Amer.)a plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use
(主北美)（待出售或做特定用途的）界定场地
a vacant lot.
空白地。
a fenced-off back lot.
用篱笆圈起的后院。
■(亦作 parking lot)a car park
停车场
■an area of land near a film studio where outside filming may be done
（影视）外景场地
■the area at a car dealership where cars for sale are kept
（汽车交易的）停车场

(lotted, lotting)

[with obj.]divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
（拍卖前）将（商品）发成批组
the contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday.
物品已经分类完毕，拍卖会将于周一举行。

常用词组
all over the lot

(US informal)in a state of confusion or disorganization
(美，非正式)混乱地，无条理地

draw (或 cast) lots

decide by lot
抽签决定
we drew lots to decide the order.
我们抽签来决定顺序。

fall to someone's lot

become someone's task or responsibility
命定应由某人…

throw in one's lot with

decide to ally oneself closely with and share the fate of (a person or group)
与他人同甘共苦

语源

Old English hlot (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lot, German Los. The original meanings were sense 3 and (by extension) the sense 'a portion assigned to someone'; the latter gave rise to the other noun senses. The pronoun and adverb uses date from the early 19th cent

用法

1 The expressions a lot of and lots of are used before nouns to mean ‘a large number or amount of’. In common with other words denoting quantities, lot itself does not normally function as a head noun, meaning that it does not itself determine whether the following verb is singular or plural. Thus, although lot is singular in a lot of peoplethe verb which follows is not singular. In this case the word people acts as the head noun and, being plural, ensures that the following verb is also plurala lot of people were assemblednot a lot of people was assembledSee also usage at number.
2 A lot of and lots of are very common in speech and writing but they still have a distinctly informal feel and are generally not considered acceptable for formal English, where alternatives such as many or a large number are used instead.
3 Written as one word alot is incorrect, although not uncommon

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